Apple A15 Bionic vs Mediatek Dimensity 9000
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In this comparison, we take a closer look at two SoCs, Apple A15 Bionic vs MediaTek Dimensity 9000, based on their benchmarks and specifications. The Apple A15 Bionic comes with a hexa-core CPU paired with an Apple A15 GPU, while the MediaTek Dimensity 9000 comes with an octa-core CPU and the ARM Mali-G710 MC10 GPU.
Key Advantages
Top Reasons to Choose the Apple A15 Bionic
- Geekbench 6 shows 47% faster single-core and 32% faster multi-core performance
- 6% Faster CPU clock speed (3230 MHz vs 3050 MHz)
- 58% higher compute power (1.712 TFLOPS vs 1.085 TFLOPS)
Top Reasons to Choose the MediaTek Dimensity 9000
- More advanced 4 nm process vs 5 nm
- Newer Bluetooth 5.3 vs 5.0
- Newer CPU architecture (ARMv9-A vs ARMv8.5-A)
- Uses newer LPDDR5X memory compared to older LPDDR4X
- Better multitasking with 8 cores compared to 6
- Released 2 months later - (November 2021 vs september 9, 2021)
- 76% higher memory frequency (3750 MHz vs 2133 MHz)
Overall Score
| CPU Score |
60
|
61
|
| GPU Score |
65
|
60
|
| Memory Score |
58
|
85
|
| Total Score |
61
|
69
|
AnTuTu 11 Score
Apple A15 Bionic +43%
Apple A15 Bionic
1,370,514
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
958,013
| CPU | 397,445 | 202,845 |
| GPU | 346,512 | 433,765 |
| MEM | 164,227 | 143,582 |
| UX | 462,330 | 177,821 |
| TOTAL | 1,370,514 | 958,013 |
Geekbench 6 Score
Single-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +47%
Apple A15 Bionic
2,341
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
1,588
Multi-Core
Apple A15 Bionic +32%
Apple A15 Bionic
5,742
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
4,361
| Single-Core | 2,341 | 1,588 |
| Multi-Core | 5,742 | 4,361 |
Gaming FPS Support
BGMI/PUBG Mobile
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
90 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra HD preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Call of Duty Mobile
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Max preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Free Fire
Smooth preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Ultra preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Genshin Impact
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Highest preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Fortnite
Low preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
Epic preset
Apple A15 Bionic
60 FPS
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
–
| Game | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
|---|---|---|
| BGMI/PUBG Mobile |
90 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra HD) |
–
– |
| Call of Duty Mobile |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Max) |
–
– |
| Free Fire |
60 FPS (Smooth)
60 FPS (Ultra) |
–
– |
| Genshin Impact |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Highest) |
–
– |
| Fortnite |
60 FPS (Low)
60 FPS (Epic) |
–
– |
Note: "Locked" means restricted by the game or device. Shown FPS is the selectable option; performance may vary.
Specification
Apple A15 Bionic
MediaTek Dimensity 9000
General
| Chipset | Apple A15 Bionic | MediaTek Dimensity 9000 |
| Launch Date | september 9, 2021 | November 2021 |
| Class | Flagship | Flagship |
| Model Number | APL1W07 | MT6983 |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
CPU
| Core Configuration | 2x 3.23 GHz Avalanche (Performance) 4x 2.02 GHz Blizzard (Efficiency) |
1x 3.05 GHz Cortex-X2 3x 2.85 GHz Cortex-A710 4x 1.8 GHz Cortex-A510 |
| CPU Cores | 6 | 8 |
| Max Clock Speed | 3230 MHz | 3050 MHz |
| Architecture | ARMv8.5-A | ARMv9-A |
| L2 Cache | 12 MB | 1 MB |
| L3 Cache | 32 MB | 8 MB |
| Process Node | 5 nm | 4 nm |
| TDP | 6 W | 4 W |
GPU
| GPU Name | Apple A15 GPU | ARM Mali-G710 MC10 |
| GPU Frequency | 1338 MHz | 848 MHz |
| Neural Processing Unit | 16-core Apple Neural Engine | MediaTek APU 590 |
| Shading Units | 128 | 64 |
| Compute Performance | 1.712 TFLOPS | 1.085 TFLOPS |
| Ray Tracing Support | No | No |
| Vulkan | - | 1.3 |
| OpenCL | - | 2.0 |
| DirectX | - | 12 |
Memory & Storage
| Memory Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Frequency | 2133 MHz | 3750 MHz |
| Bus | 4x 16 Bit | 4x 16 Bit |
| Max Bandwidth | 34.1 GB/s | 60 GB/s |
| Max RAM Size | 6 GB | 24 GB |
| Storage Type | NVMe | UFS 3.1 |
ISP & Multimedia
| Max Camera | 12 MP | 1x 320 MP |
| Video Capture | 4K at 60 FPS | 8K at 30 FPS 4K HDR at 120 FPS |
| Video Playback | 4K at 60 FPS | 4K at 60 FPS |
| Video Codecs | H.264 H.265 VP8 VP9 Motion JPEG ProRes |
H.264 H.265 (HEVC) VP9 AV1 |
| Audio Codecs | AAC AAX AAX+ AC-3 AIFF CAF E-AC-3 MP3 MP4 WAV |
AAC FLAC MP3 OGG WAV |
| Display Support | 2732 x 2048 | 2560 x 1600 |
Connectivity
| Modem | Qualcomm Snapdragon X60 | MediaTek M80 5G Modem |
| 4G Support | Yes | Yes |
| 5G Support | Yes | Yes |
| Download Speed | Up to 7.5 Gbps | 7.0 Gbps |
| Upload Speed | Up to 3.0 Gbps | 2.5 Gbps |
| Wi-Fi | 6 | 6E |
| Bluetooth Version | 5.0 | 5.3 |
| Navigation | GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou | NavIC, BeiDou, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS |